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Dat Was Dat

By Michael Dennis Rivers

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Dat Was Dat “Who dat?” “Oh, dat da fat cat.” “Da fat cat Dat splat dat rat Dat sat on dat mat?” “Yah, dat da cat.” “Why dat fat cat splat dat rat?” “Well, dat rat got a bat and splat dat knat dat shat on his hat.” “Ohhh... who tat dat rat ta use da bat?” “Hummmm? I tink da Cat did dat?” “You mean da Cat done tat the rat to use da bat before he didem splat?” “Yah, I tink da fat cat did dat?” “But how ‘bout da Knat? Who tat da knat ta shat In da rat’s hat?” “Hummm, I tink da Cat did dat too? Before he gibbem da gat.” “You mean da Cat gib da knat a gat! Why he do dat?” “Well so da knat can go rat-a-tat tat At da bat.” “You mean da bat dat da rat go splat wit?” “No, no, da udder bat, da flyin bat. Da flyin bat dat was at da londreymat.” “Da Londreymat! What da bat doin at da Londreymat?” “Well he was washin da hat dat da knat shat on. Yah, dat and da mat dat had da splat rat on.” “Well when da knat go rat-a-tat tat wid da gat did he get da bat?” “No, he miss da whole londreymat And kill da fat cat An dat was dat... Yah, dat was dat.”I didn't check all the words in the dictionary that end in "at" for more animals. Maybe I'll add on to this later. Written February 26th, 2002 © on Feb 26 2002 02:56 PM PST, same as above   0 • 14

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